08:20 AM EDT, 10/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Rare earth stocks, including MP Materials ( MP ) , Energy Fuels ( UUUU ) , and NioCorp Developments ( NB ) , were up premarket Thursday after China's Ministry of Commerce said it established new export controls on rare earth-related technologies.

New regulations prohibit the export of technologies used to mine and process rare earths, including restrictions on mining, smelting, refining, the manufacture of magnetic materials, and the recycling of secondary rare earth resources, it said.

MP Materials ( MP ) and Energy Fuels ( UUUU ) shares were up 4.4% while NioCorp shares were 5.4% higher in recent premarket activity.